Did you miss the staging of `Side-Effects` last time in the capital? Here is an opportunity to catch up on the Saleem Shah-directed play, which is coming here once again at the weekend.

Inspired by Oscar-winning Hollywood director Woody Allen's three wittiest stories -- `The Lunatics Tale`, `Retribution` and `Remembering Needleman`, the Indian adaptation of `Side-Effects` will be staged Saturday and Sunday at Alliance Francaise in the capital.

`This is the third show of the play in Delhi and we have not performed it elsewhere till now. The opening show was on May 25,` Shah, who has directed it, told IANS in an email interaction.

He has teamed up with Vishal Singh for the one-hour-and-20-minute English language play.

Talking about his endeavour, Shah said: `The aim behind the adaptation was to let the people know of the wonderful style of writing of Woody Allen. His black humour, his description etc. are a class apart and surprisingly it has not been attempted to be staged.` He has made certain changes in the original.

`I have made changes like names of the characters, references etc. to suit the Indian setting,` he said.

Shah said that Allen, also a writer, actor and playwright, is known for drawing inspiration from his love life and women psychology and is one of the funniest writers today.

He is confident that `Side Effects` will be a real treat for all those who know his work and those just discovering it.